As you can see, some waistcoats had sleeves.
The body of a man found
drowned in the Sault St-Louis opposite the house of Andre Lamarre;
approximately five feet and a half tall, long auburn hair with a braid held
against the head with a rosary, a shirt of common linen, a pair of breeches of
homespun linen, a white short waistcoat, another brown one and a waistcoat
fastened with a double row of pewter buttons, blue leggings.
Parish
of Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil. 1747
Costume in New France,
1740-1760: A Visual Dictionary by Suzanne and Andre Gousse, page 66:
2 comments:
This picture of Lord Boyne in the Cabin of His Ship 1730–31 seems to show someone wearing a long sleeved waistcoat under a short sleeved one http://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/382/media-382891/large.jpg
Thank you Lee, well spotted. I do believe you are right. It is too heavy for a shirt, & not likely to wear a waistcoat over a jacket. So it is more likely to be as you say, a sleeved waistcoat.
Thanks again Lee.
Regards, Keith.
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